SHARKS 16 WARRIORS 12
A matter of inches in Auckland.Credit score: Getty
KEY POINTS
HYNES LEADS WITH HIS SHOULDERS: The Sharks No.7 took a potshot at these taking potshots at his capability to shut out a contest. To be truthful, each the critics and Cronulla’s foremost man had a degree – Hynes and the Sharks have struggled in massive, shut video games, although his personal efforts in all probability have been unfairly singled out.
So it went in Auckland. Shaun Johnson put Hynes beneath the microscope as Cronulla clung to a four-point lead, working 100-kilo edge-men at him with all method of quick balls. Hynes stood tall. Knocked ’em down. Dragged ’em out. And walked away with two factors from a telling show beneath stress.
NO WAYDE, NO WARRIORS: A minimum of not on this one anyway. The Warriors regarded a special aspect with underrated hooker Wayde Egan pulling the punches across the ruck. Which makes the sight of him trudging off with a busted elbow – and a very busted elbow at that, all of the extra regarding for the Warriors. Egan piloted Addin Fonua-Blake over for the primary attempt to it’s no coincidence that when he left the sphere within the first half, the Warriors misplaced their means.
LEFT SIDE, STRONG SIDE: There have been spectacular performers throughout for Cronulla, although the stats or these rattling SuperCoach factors gained’t present it. It’s laborious to go previous Siosifa Talakai although, who grew one other leg after copping a leg damage in what was virtually (that’s virtually) a hip drop deal with by Rocco Berry. He and Ronaldo Mulitalo mixed sublimely for 2 of the Sharks tries out extensive, with each muscling up for powerful carries and heavy defence as properly.